Simple SMS Application In Android

Introduction

Today I will explain how to work with an SMS application in Android. I made my own SMS apps. I will tell you how they work and how they are made. In this application I used a layout in which I set many type layouts, all layouts and views are shown here.

In this application, I have used many activity classes for easy coding. Since you know how to connect activity to another, I also connect them in the manner shown here.

For this application you must have some clip art, you can save it in the drawable directory as shown below.

Step 1

Create a new project as shown below.

Step 2

Create a "create_msg_layout.xml" file as in the following coding.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="1dp" >
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="To " />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/edSendNo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="number" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<Button
android:id="@+id/btContactFtech"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text=" "
android:background="@drawable/contact" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="360dp"
android:layout_above="@+id/linearLayout1"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp" >
<EditText
android:id="@+id/edSendText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textMultiLine" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/btSend"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Send" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Step 3

Create a "inbox.xml" file as in the following coding.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:scrollbars="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tvName"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="17dp"
android:text=""
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tvDate"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="@+id/tvName"
android:text=""
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tvTime"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/tvDate"
android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/tvDate"
android:layout_marginLeft="34dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/tvDate"
android:text=""
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tvSmallMsgView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="@+id/tvDate"
android:text=""
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" />
</RelativeLayout>

Step 4

Create a "list_sms_layout.xml" file, you will see the coding of this file in my attachment.

Step 5

Create a "sent_item_list.xml" file, you will see the coding of this file in my attachment.

Step 6

Create a "view_msg_layout.xml" file, you will see the coding of this file in my attachment.

Step 7

Now open the activity file "MainActivity.java" and update it with the following coding.

package c.him.smsapll;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends ListActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
final String[] listItem = {"Create Message","Inbox","Send Item"};
/* ArrayAdapter adapter = new ArrayAdapter(this,R.layout.list_sms_layout,R.id.textView1,listItem);
setListAdapter(adapter);*/
setListAdapter(new SmsArrayAdapter(this, listItem));
}
@Override
protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);
switch (position) {
case 0:
Intent i1 = new Intent(this,Create_msg.class);
startActivity(i1);
break;
case 1:
Intent i2 = new Intent(this,Inbox.class);
startActivity(i2);
break;
case 2:
Intent i3 = new Intent(this,Sent_item.class);
startActivity(i3);
break;
default:
break;
}
}
}

Step 8

Create a new Java file "CreateMSG.java" as in the following coding.

package c.him.smsapll;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.inputmethodservice.Keyboard.Key;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone;
import android.telephony.SmsManager;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.View.OnKeyListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class Create_msg extends Activity {
String[] numberlist = new String[20];
int numberlist_index=0;
EditText edWrite_no,edWrite_text;
Button bSend,bFetchContact;
String myEnterNumber="";
boolean isNumericEntered = false;
static Boolean control=false;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.create_msg_layout);
edWrite_no = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.edSendNo);
edWrite_text=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.edSendText);
edWrite_no.setOnKeyListener(new OnKeyListener() {
@Override
public boolean onKey(View v, int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
if(control==false)
{
control=true;
}
else
{
control=false;
char pressedKey = (char)event.getUnicodeChar();
if(pressedKey=='0'||pressedKey=='1'||pressedKey=='2'||pressedKey=='3'||pressedKey=='4'||pressedKey=='5'||pressedKey=='6'||pressedKey=='7'||pressedKey=='8'||pressedKey=='9')
{
myEnterNumber =myEnterNumber + pressedKey;
isNumericEntered=true;
}
}
return false;
}
});
}
@Override
protected void onResume() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onResume();
}
protected void onStart() {
super.onStart();
bSend=(Button)findViewById(R.id.btSend);
bFetchContact=(Button)findViewById(R.id.btContactFtech);
bFetchContact.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Uri uri = Uri.parse("content://contacts");
Intent pickContactIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, uri);
pickContactIntent.setType(Phone.CONTENT_TYPE); // Show user only contacts w/ phone numbers
startActivityForResult(pickContactIntent, 1);
}
});
bSend.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
String s = edWrite_no.getText().toString();
Check_addmyNumber();
try
{
if(numberlist_index <= 0)
{
Toast.makeText(Create_msg.this, "Please, Either enter number or select number from contact.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
else
while(numberlist_index > 0)
{
Toast.makeText(Create_msg.this, "Sender index number : " + numberlist_index, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
numberlist_index -=1;
String number = numberlist[numberlist_index];
/*sendLongSMS(number);
sendSMSRecordToSendItem(number);*/
Toast.makeText(Create_msg.this, "Sender number : " + number, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
numberlist[numberlist_index]=null;
// mistake // Toast.makeText(Create_msg.this, "Sender number (After operation): " + numberlist[numberlist_index], Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
if(numberlist_index == 0){
finish();
}
}
}
catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e)
{
Toast.makeText(Create_msg.this, "You can not send it more than 20 person.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
});
}
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == 1) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Check_addmyNumber();
Uri contactUri = data.getData();
String[] projection = {Phone.NUMBER,Phone.DISPLAY_NAME,Phone.STATUS};
Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(contactUri, projection, null, null, null);
cursor.moveToFirst();
int column = cursor.getColumnIndex(Phone.NUMBER);
String number = cursor.getString(column);
//edWrite_no.setText(number);
numberlist[numberlist_index]=number;
numberlist_index +=1;
int column2 = cursor.getColumnIndex(Phone.DISPLAY_NAME);
String number2 = cursor.getString(column2);
edWrite_no.setText(edWrite_no.getText().toString()+ " " + number2);
}
}
}
public void Check_addmyNumber(){
if(isNumericEntered== true)
{
numberlist[numberlist_index]=myEnterNumber;
numberlist_index +=1;
myEnterNumber="";
isNumericEntered=false;
}
}
public void sendLongSMS(String number) {
String phoneNumber = number;//.getText().toString();
String message = edWrite_text.getText().toString();
SmsManager smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
ArrayList<String> parts = smsManager.divideMessage(message);
smsManager.sendMultipartTextMessage(phoneNumber, null, parts, null, null);
}
public void sendSMSRecordToSendItem(String number) {
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put("address", number);
values.put("body", edWrite_text.getText().toString());
getContentResolver().insert(Uri.parse("content://sms/sent"), values);
}
}

Step 9

Create a file as "ForwordMSG.java", you will see the coding of this file in my attachment.

Step 10

Create a new file "Inbox.java" with the following coding.

package c.him.smsapll;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class Inbox extends ListActivity
{
String[] Inbox_name = new String[100],
Inbox_number = new String[100],
Inbox_date = new String[100],
Inbox_type = new String[100],
Inbox_msg = new String[100];
int pos = 0;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Inbox_Read();
setListAdapter(new InboxArrayAdapter(this, Inbox_name, Inbox_number, Inbox_date, Inbox_type, Inbox_msg));
}
@Override
protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);
Toast.makeText(Inbox.this, "Number : " + Inbox_number[position], Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ViewMesg.class);
intent.putExtra("name", Inbox_name[position]);
intent.putExtra("no", Inbox_number[position]);
intent.putExtra("date", Inbox_date[position]);
intent.putExtra("time", Inbox_type[position]);
intent.putExtra("msg", Inbox_msg[position]);
startActivity(intent);
}
void Inbox_Read()
{
Uri mSmsinboxQueryUri = Uri.parse("content://sms/inbox");
Cursor cursor1 = getContentResolver().query(
mSmsinboxQueryUri,
new String[]
{
"_id",
"thread_id",
"address",
"person",
"date",
"body",
"type"
}, null, null, null);
startManagingCursor(cursor1);
String[] columns = new String[]
{
"address",
"person",
"date",
"body",
"type"
};
if (cursor1.getCount() > 0)
{
String count = Integer.toString(cursor1.getCount());
while (cursor1.moveToNext())
{
String number = cursor1.getString(cursor1.getColumnIndex(columns[0]));
String name = cursor1.getString(cursor1.getColumnIndex(columns[1]));
String date = cursor1.getString(cursor1.getColumnIndex(columns[2]));
String msg = cursor1.getString(cursor1.getColumnIndex(columns[3]));
String type = cursor1.getString(cursor1.getColumnIndex(columns[4]));
Inbox_name[pos] = name;
Inbox_number[pos] = number;
if (date != null)
{
long l = Long.parseLong(date);
Date d = new Date(l);
Inbox_date[pos] = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG).format(d);
Inbox_type[pos] = DateFormat.getTimeInstance().format(d);
}
else
{
Inbox_date[pos] = date;
Inbox_type[pos] = type;
}
Inbox_msg[pos] = msg;
pos += 1;
}
}
}
}

Step 11

Create a new file "InboxArrayAdapter.java", you will see this coding in my attachment.

Step 12

Create a new file "SentItem.java", you will see this in my attachment.

Step 13

Create a new file "SentItemArrayAdapter.java" with the following code.

package c.him.smsapll;
import java.util.Date;
import android.content.Context;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class Sent_itemArrayAdapter extends ArrayAdapter {
private Context context;
private String[] Send_item_name,Send_item_number,Send_item_date,Send_item_type,Send_item_msg;
Sent_itemArrayAdapter(Context context,String[] Send_item_name,String[] Send_item_number,String[] Send_item_date,String[] Send_item_type,String[] Send_item_msg)
{
super(context,R.layout.sent_item, Send_item_number);
this.context= context;
this.Send_item_name=Send_item_name;
this.Send_item_number=Send_item_number;
this.Send_item_date=Send_item_date;
this.Send_item_type=Send_item_type;
this.Send_item_msg=Send_item_msg;
}
@Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
View rowView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.sent_item, parent, false);
//ImageView imageView = (ImageView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
TextView name = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.tvName);
TextView date = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.tvDate);
TextView msg = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.tvSmallMsgView);
TextView type = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.tvTime);
/*String s = Send_item_name[position];
if(s==null)
name.setText(Send_item_number[position]);
else
name.setText(Send_item_name[position]);*/
name.setText(Send_item_number[position]);
date.setText(Send_item_date[position]);
msg.setText(Send_item_msg[position]);
type.setText(Send_item_type[position]);
/*System.out.println(s);
if (s.equals("Create Message")) {
imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.writemessage);
} else if (s.equals("Send_item")) {
imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.Send_item);
} else if (s.equals("Send Item")) {
imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.send);
} else {
imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_launcher);
}*/
return rowView;
}
}

Step 14

Create a new file "SmsArray Adapter.java", you will see this coding in my attachment in the .rar file.

Step 15

Now create a new file "Viewmsg.java" as in the following coding.

package c.him.smsapll;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class ViewMesg extends Activity{
TextView number,date,time,msg;
Button frd;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.view_msg_layout);
number=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvNumber);
date=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvDate);
time=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvTime);
msg=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.tvMsg);
frd=(Button)findViewById(R.id.btFrd);
}
@Override
protected void onStart() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onStart();
Intent i = getIntent();
number.setText(i.getStringExtra("no"));
date.setText(i.getStringExtra("date"));
time.setText(i.getStringExtra("time"));
msg.setText(i.getStringExtra("msg"));
//startActivity(i);
frd.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent click = new Intent(ViewMesg.this,Forward_msg.class);
click.putExtra("message", msg.getText());
startActivity(click);
}
});
}
}

Step 16

Now open the manifest file and update it using all the activities and permissions shown below.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="c.him.smsapll"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SMS"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/sms"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="c.him.smsapll.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name="Create_msg"
android:label="@string/c_msg">
</activity>
<activity android:name="Inbox"
android:label="@string/Inbox_msg">
</activity>
<activity android:name="Sent_item"
android:label="@string/Send_item_msg">
</activity>
<activity android:name="Forward_msg"
android:label="@string/Frd_msg">
</activity>
<activity android:name="ViewMesg"
android:label="@string/View_msg">
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>

And at last, see the output as in the following:

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M. Baihaqqi9y ago
What algorithm did you use for encrypting the message? sorry, I'm really new on this case.
Imam Prayogo12y ago
please sent this source code at [email protected]
edwin ariesto12y ago
sorry my email [email protected]
edwin ariesto12y ago
send your code to my email, after correct your code sms sends item. :) thanks you
edwin ariesto12y ago
you sms sent item not working, please send me right code :)
Pham Phuong13y ago
Sorry. SMS send Item it's not working.
Pham Phuong13y ago
Great ....... Thanks u very much. Can you send for me source code Sen MMS. Please. Email: [email protected]
arrul bardai13y ago
thanks for the souce code program This really helped me thank you very much I hope you get a blessing in this life regards if there is source code for AES or blowfish encryption algorithms android please give the news to me via [email protected]